Oakcha: The Extrait Dupe House From New York

Oakcha is a New York-based house that sells its perfumes as extrait de parfum and prints the luxury reference at the top of each product page. Of the four below, Madame Rose follows its original most closely, and Sweven is its Baccarat Rouge 540.

What Makes Oakcha Different?

Two things. First, the strength. Most dupe houses sell eau de parfum, while Oakcha’s sprays are extraits, and its own concentration table puts them at 30 to 40 percent aromatic compounds. A higher concentration means more of the slow-evaporating base notes, though it doesn’t guarantee a perfume will last longer than a well-built EDP. Our strength guide explains why.

Second, the labels. Each product page lists the full ingredients, including the fragrance allergens that EU-style labelling requires to be named. That’s more than most houses show, and it’s occasionally revealing: Sinful’s list includes coumarin, the hay-and-almond molecule from tonka, though tonka isn’t among its notes. Oakcha also sells perfume oils under some of the same names, so check which format you’re buying.

Oakcha	Its stated original	Closest to the original?
Madame Rose	Parfums de Marly Delina	Very close on paper
Sweven	MFK Baccarat Rouge 540	Close, with extra orange and moss
Sinful	Tom Ford Lost Cherry	Same cherry and almond, woodier base
Sweet Addict	Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy	Same marshmallow-floral idea

Sweven: Baccarat Rouge 540

Sweven is Oakcha’s version of Baccarat Rouge 540. Jasmine and saffron open it, as in the original, with orange and marigold added. Then come Ambroxan and Evernyl over cedarwood, ambergris and fir balsam.

Ambroxan is the salty, mineral amber at the heart of every BR540 copy. Evernyl is the interesting addition: a synthetic stand-in for oakmoss, it gives a dry, slightly earthy mossiness, and with the fir balsam it pushes Sweven a little greener and woodier than Kurkdjian’s. What Oakcha doesn’t list is ethyl maltol, the burnt-sugar molecule that gives BR540 its candy-floss glow. Our BR540 dupe list compares it with the alternatives that do.

Madame Rose: Delina

Put Madame Rose’s notes next to Delina’s and they line up almost one for one: lychee, rhubarb, bergamot and nutmeg, then Turkish rose, with musk, cashmere woods and vetiver below. Oakcha adds peony, vanilla, cedar and incense.

Rhubarb is what makes this style work. It’s sour and green, and against the lychee’s sweetness it keeps the rose from getting jammy. The vanilla and incense should make Madame Rose a touch warmer and darker at the end than Delina, which finishes cleaner. Of the four perfumes here, this is the one whose list stays closest to its reference.

Sinful: Lost Cherry

Sinful opens with cherry, cherry liqueur and bitter almond, then cherry syrup, rose and jasmine. The top is very close to Lost Cherry: Tom Ford also lists black cherry, bitter almond and sour cherry syrup with rose.

The difference is the base. Lost Cherry sinks into Peru balsam and roasted tonka, which are resinous and sweet, like a cherry liqueur chocolate. Sinful finishes on sandalwood, vetiver and cedar instead, so its cherry should end up drier and woodier. If what you love in Lost Cherry is the boozy almond opening, Sinful has it. If it’s the sticky, balsamic finish, it’s missing from the list.

Sweet Addict: Love, Don’t Be Shy

Sweet Addict is Oakcha’s take on Kilian’s Love, Don’t Be Shy. Bergamot, neroli, pink pepper and rose open it. The heart is rose, jasmine, honeysuckle, orange blossom and marshmallow, and the base is civet, labdanum, vanilla and white musk.

Marshmallow is a soft, powdery sugar note, and with orange blossom it smells like a sweet shop with the windows open. The civet is what keeps it from being childish: a tiny animal note, warm and slightly dirty, that makes the sugar smell like skin. Dossier’s Floral Marshmallow is aimed at the same perfume.

Where Does Oakcha Fit?

Oakcha is the extrait option among the houses that name their originals. Dossier and ALT cover many of the same references in EDP, and CA Perfume and Oil Perfumery sell oils. Our guide to dupe houses explains how the category works and where the legal lines are.